Henk van der Grift

Henk van der Grift with Reyka van Zijtveld in February 1962; they married on 22 August 1962. Hendrik ("Henk") van der Grift (born 25 December 1935) is a retired Dutch speed skater.

At the 1960 Winter Olympics van der Grift finished 10th on the 500 m and fell on the 1500 m.

Medals won Championship Gold Silver Bronze Dutch Allround 1 0 0 European Allround 0 1 0 Olympic Games 0 0 0 World Allround 1 1 0

Dutch records established Nr. Event Result Date Location 1 1500 meter 2:23.2 25 February 1962 Amsterdam 2 Big combination 204.368 25 February 1962 Amsterdam 3 500 meter 43.2 10 March 1962 Amsterdam 4 5000 meter 8:18.9 10 March 1962 Amsterdam 5 1500 meter 2:18.6 11 March 1962 Amsterdam 6 10.000 meter 17:58.2 11 March 1962 Amsterdam 7 Big combination 193.200 11 March 1962 Amsterdam 8 1000 meter 1:30.7 6 November 1963 Deventer

Note: Prior to season 1967–1968 Dutch national records would be recognized only if skated in the Netherlands